There was a tradition in the Soviet Union to paint the walls of houses with some propaganda-like images. Usually these images depicted glorious events, such as revolutions, demonstrations or huge construction sites, like this one here from Barnaul (Siberia):



Having served their purpose in the past, they are still an attractive sight to a passer-by. But what happens when state-sponsored graffiti artists let their inner vision out in the modern Russia?

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Moscow is severely lacking in graffiti compared with other major European cities. This can probably be explained by a relatively young and small hip-hop culture and an overbearing police presence. Which makes this video quite unique. He's not the most talented graffiti artist around but some of the locations he hits are pretty brazen - Kamergersky Pereulok, Kuznetsky Most Ulitsa, both the inside and outside of a metro train and a street corner right opposite the Kremlin. The video's worth watching just for its sightseeing value. Shame about the music though...